For columnists, these are the best and worst times. The first four weeks of Trump 2 represent the best time. But they are also at their worst times. Because Trump does so many outrageous things every day, it's hard to decide which is the worst, so it's worth writing.
But there's no doubt about that this week. Trump and co-president Elon Musk have nothing they have done before. Abandoning Ukraine to Vladimir Putin;Take over Kennedy Center. Take food out of your mouth Starving Children in South Africa; Fire all people at the Department of Energy The job was to protect our nuclear weapons and then we tried to rehire them. flat I'll take the plastic straw home – He is approaching forced a US lawyer for the Southern District of New York to withdraw the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Last September, Adams He was indicted If convicted of recruiting five bribery, fraud, and illegal campaign contributions from foreigners, he could face up to 20 years in prison.
After pleading not guilty to all charges, Adams started a full-court press that was comfortable with Trump. November, he Met with Trump at Madison Square Garden. December, he I leaned along with Tom Homan.Trump's new “border emperor.” January, He met with Trump at Mar-A-Lago I attended Trump's inauguration. On February 6th, he returned to Washington to join Trump for a national prayer breakfast.
Adams' Trump begging worked. Four days later, Deputy Attorney General Emile Bove was surprised when he ordered New York prosecutors to drop the case.
This is perhaps the worst example of “Quid Pro” since Donald Trump's 2019 call, and he has pledged to support Ukraine's Zelensky-US in return for Joe Biden's criminal investigation.
Of course, Deputy Ag Emil Bove denied the “Quid Pro Quo,” but that didn't trick Manhattan US lawyer Daniel Sasson. Instead of doing what she said was “quid pro equivalent,” she resigned.
In a furious letter to Attorney General Pam Bondy, Sasson was once a conservative prosecutor written for Justice Antonin Scalia. exchanged for dismissal of his case. ”
In fact, Bove's order to fire against New York prosecutors doesn't use the phrase, but it almost screams “Quid Pro Quo.” He did not suggest that the prosecutor filed a weak lawsuit against Adams. He instead argued that bringing Adams to justice “immigration crisis” would “impose an obstacle to his ability to deal with the immigration crisis. Furthermore, he also ordered that the case not be dropped forever, but “dismissed without prejudice.” That means Adams can be revived whenever he doesn't do everything Trump wants.
A few days later, I sat with Adams on Homan, “Fox and Friends” in colorful language, It made that implicit threat explicit. “If he can't get through,” Homan exhaled. I'm in his office, climbing up his ass and saying, “Where is the agreement we came?”
In other words, Trump and Adams clearly made a deal. You will help me round up immigrants. I'll drive the Department of Justice out of your back.
How exhilarating it has been that Sassoon and other Higher Law Justice Department officials to go along with that deal. Nevertheless, the message is clear. Trump has been promised to “weaponize” or “politicize” the Justice Department.
Bill Press “Bill Prespod. “he”From left: The Life of Crossfire. ” Follow him on blue skiing @billpress.bsky.social
